The mere mention of malt liquor brings to mind high-octane 40s and a cheap and reliable buzz that, to borrow Colt 45’s tagline, “works every time.” Ryan Coker, head brewer at Charleston’s Revelry Brewing Company, had other ideas.

Former AAFCO president Hersh Pendell acknowledges that pet food producers may purchase meat meal from rendering plants known to accept euthanized shelter animals.

The son of a certain Red Headed Stranger and Neil Young’s go-to backing guitarist didn’t fall far from the Farm Aid family tree

After Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge lost their New York City jobs in 2008, they decided to make goat-milk soap at their weekend place upstate – and went on to build a farm-centric product empire.

The basic gist of a chicken coop is to provide your birds with enough protected, well-ventilated space to roost and lay their eggs.

Watch out: We’re getting schmaltzy here.

You’ve no doubt heard that The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart decamped to the country. Turns out, his wife prompted the move.

Have a look at this week’s best stories.